Necktie



J. B, LOEB Nov. 30, 1937.

NECKTIE Filed July 2, 1955 MLA Patented Nov. 30, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Joseph B. noob, Brookline, Moss. Appiiootion .my 2, 1935, serial No. 29,486

2 My invention consists of a four-in-hand necktie for m'en which is free from the objection that often exists in such articles that they lose their shape by reason of the curling of the materials yof which they are constructed, resultingin the twisting, bulging or ballooning of the tie.

Another object of my invention is to dispense with the use of the narrow tape employed to reinforce the back seam of the tie.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the front side of the finished tie. Fig. 2 is a. plan and partially perspective View of the tie and its lining in' one stage of its manufacture. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a portion of the lining of the large end of the tie, and Fig. 4 is a cross section of Fig. 3 on the line X-X.

Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts in the several gures of the drawing.

'I'he outer fabric is composed of two portions 5 and 6, which are stitched together in a diagonal seam Il in the usual manner.

'I'he small or pulling end of the tie consists oi the portion 5, and the large or tying end consists of the portion 6.

Contained within the small end 5 of the tie is a single thickness of lining 'I composed of cotton, wool, or any suitable material for such purpose, cut straight or on a bias but preferably non-elastic longitudinally. I do not limit my invention to a single thickness or ply of material for the lining of the small end of the tie. The thickness of the lining is a matter of judgment in a given case. It may be preferable to use a plurality of plies of light thin material instead of a relatively thick and heavy one.

Within the large or tying end of the tie is a lining of suitable material consisting of two plies 8 and 9 superimposed upon each other. Each of -the plies 8 and 9 is cut on a biasso that the weft and the warp threads run diagonally to the longitudinal ain's of the tie. 'I'he two plies 8 and 9 are so arranged relatively to each other that the warp threads, such as I Il in one, extend in a direction substantially at right angles to the warp threads, such as 10P* in the other;

In the process of manufacture after the portions 5 and 6 are stitched together at their ends,-

they arefolded longitudinally wrong side out, midway of their width, as shown in Fig. 2.

The ends of the linings 1 and 9 ,are then stitched together with the lower end of 'l shown at I2 overlapping the upper end of 9 shown at I3. The Stitches uniting them consist of two transverse lines Il and I5. The linings? and 9 are then stitched to the outer fabric by a. longitudinal line of loose stitches I1. The upper end of the lining 8, shown at I6, is then stitched to the lining 8 by two longitudinal rows of stitches I8 and I8,

The tie is then turned right side out and pressed with the longitudinal seam located midway` of the back of the tie.

-While I have shown only the lining 9 of the large end of the tie attached to the outer fabric by the stitches I'I, it is obvious that the lining 8 may also be attached to the outer fabric by the same stitches that attach the lining 9 to the outer fabric if desired.

I do not limit my invention to the employment of two plies of lining in the large end of the tie. 'I'here may be instances where more than two plies would be desirable, if made of suitably light and thin materials.

The object of having the plies 8 and 9 cut on a bias is to give the lining resiliency in a longitudinaldirection. The well known effects of this construction are to make a better knot and to give a. better appearance to the tie when formed.

It is desirable that a four-in-hand tie should have a. at and smooth surface when hanging or lying down for display, and to feel of uniform thickness throughout, free from bunches and ridges. The narrow tape heretofore generally used to reinforce the back seam of four-in-hand ties causes a ridge along that line, whereas my lining 8 which serves all the purposes of the tape, being of the full width of the nished tie, avoids the eiect of a ridge. Y

It is common experience that the lining and the outer fabric of a four-in-hand tie as vgenerally made will curl longitudinally, causing the entire tie to lose its shape by twisting, bulging or ballooning. o l I have discovered that by the employment of two thicknesses or plies o f bias out lining in the large or tying end, and by relating them so that the warp threads of one will lie in a direction substantially at right angles to the warp threads of the other, the curling of the lining and bulging or ballooning are prevented. It follows, of course, that if the warp threads of one are arranged at right angles to the warp threads of the4 other, that necessarily the weft threads in the two plies respectively assume the same relation to each other.

The tendency oi' one ply to curl is in a direction opposite to that in which the other is inclined to curl', so that each counteracts the action oi the other. construction of the lining controls the shape of the outer fabric and serves to keep it smooth and fiat, preserving the correct form and shape or the tie when on display in the store, and when in use on the' wearer. What I claim and desire to secure by Letters ,Patent is: e

plies thewarp threads extend in a direction substantially at right angles to that ot the warp threads in the other ply, whereby the tendency to curl in one ply counteracts the tendency to` curl in the other ply, said plies having their longitudinal edge portions free from each other.

2. A four-in-hand necktie comprising a cover of ordinary construction and capable of longitudinal resiliency combined with a lining composed of two separate and individual plies of pliable material superposed upon each other and of the same'character with respect to the tendency to curl longitudinally, in each of which plies the warp a nd weit threads extend diagonally to the longitudinal axis of the tie,.and in one of which plies the warp threads extend iny a direction substantially atright angles to that of the warp threads in the other ply,- whereby the tendencyto curlin one ply counteracts the tendency to curl in the other ply, said plies having their end portions free from each other and being substanltially in constant engagement with each other.

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